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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1219782" data-attributes="member: 82144">That's not necessarily a problem. Some tuners don't report signal level.There are a huge variety of potential causes for this:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">insufficient signal strength/quality</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">tuning details are incorrect/out-of-date</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">other software using the tuner</li>
</ul>...and the list goes on.If the tuner works fine in WinTV8, you should be able to confirm whether MP's TV Server is scanning the right frequencies. I note there are several &quot;Perth...&quot; options to select from. Maybe you simply haven't chosen the right one?Keep in mind that only one program can use the tuner at any given time. If you want to use the tuner in WinTV you should first stop MP's TV Server (ie. open TV Server Config, go to the &quot;manual control&quot; section, and click &quot;stop service&quot;; after you're done with WinTV you click &quot;start service&quot;). Likewise if you want to use the tuner with MediaPortal you should ensure WinTV is closed.Finally, I wonder how you installed MP 1.16. Did you update, or did you do a clean installation? Incorrect selection for some of the <a href="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/wiki/display/MediaPortal1/TV+Servers#TVServers-EditTunerSettings" target="_blank">TV Server tuner options</a> - particularly the &quot;preferred network provider&quot; and &quot;when card enters idle state...&quot; settings - can cause similar behaviour. Your current selection for the 2 aforementioned settings is &quot;generic&quot; and &quot;stop card&quot;. I suggest you try &quot;DVBT&quot; and &quot;stop card&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1219782, member: 82144"] That's not necessarily a problem. Some tuners don't report signal level. There are a huge variety of potential causes for this: [LIST] [*]insufficient signal strength/quality [*]tuning details are incorrect/out-of-date [*]other software using the tuner [/LIST] ...and the list goes on. If the tuner works fine in WinTV8, you should be able to confirm whether MP's TV Server is scanning the right frequencies. I note there are several "Perth..." options to select from. Maybe you simply haven't chosen the right one? Keep in mind that only one program can use the tuner at any given time. If you want to use the tuner in WinTV you should first stop MP's TV Server (ie. open TV Server Config, go to the "manual control" section, and click "stop service"; after you're done with WinTV you click "start service"). Likewise if you want to use the tuner with MediaPortal you should ensure WinTV is closed. Finally, I wonder how you installed MP 1.16. Did you update, or did you do a clean installation? Incorrect selection for some of the [URL='https://www.team-mediaportal.com/wiki/display/MediaPortal1/TV+Servers#TVServers-EditTunerSettings']TV Server tuner options[/URL] - particularly the "preferred network provider" and "when card enters idle state..." settings - can cause similar behaviour. Your current selection for the 2 aforementioned settings is "generic" and "stop card". I suggest you try "DVBT" and "stop card". [/QUOTE]

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